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Obolonkov, Alexander

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FIDEFIDE 1333372· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1966

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Alexander Obolonkov, a 60-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1960 — just 12 short of his peak of 1972 (Feb 2026, age 60). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016) and 90 months (2017–2025). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7, and IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5.

Current rating

1960

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1972

−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 60

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34,647

#34,647 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
61st Swiss 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1972
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1913 → 1972
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1972
at age 60 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Jun 2025
2017
Inactive for 90 months
paused at 1855 → returned at 1942
Sep 2017
85th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1899
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Markus Haenggi 1,992
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6 · Aug 2025 · +11.0 Elo
Evolution
+13
1947 → 1960
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarkus Haenggi1,992·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6·R1·+11.0
2.[W]vsJulian Antonetty1,846·SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7·R1·+6.7
3.[W]vsVeaceslav Salcov1,830·IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5·R1·+6.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsEmanuel Angelovski2,111·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·-5.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260/1#12621311-6.2
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 6-7
Team
Jan 20261/2#71787-5.8
IGM 2025-26 Kat. B round 1-5
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#92100+7.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#482646+7.0
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#112792+11.2

Rankings

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Switzerland
#552
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#25,608
in continent
World
#34,646
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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552🇨🇭Obolonkov, Alexander1,960
Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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25608🇨🇭Obolonkov, Alexander1,960
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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34646🇨🇭Obolonkov, Alexander1,960